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Oregon Territorial Library
The Oregon Territorial Library was the first publicly funded library in Oregon. It was created by the U.S. Congress under the same act that established …
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Otto Richard Skopil Jr. (1919–2012)
In the annals of Oregon jurisprudence history, Otto Richard Skopil Jr. was among the most revered and important federal judges to serve in the region. …
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Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pendleton Woolen Mills opened in 1909 in a defunct woolen mill that had been established in Pendleton in 1896. The town’s efforts to persuade the …
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Portland Railway Light and Power
Portland Railway Light & Power (PRLP) was created in 1906 through the consolidation of nearly every transportation and power generation utility between Vancouver, Washington, and …
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S. John Trudeau (1927-2008)
Simeon John Trudeau Jr. was a major contributor to the musical life and culture of twentieth-century Oregon. A musician, conductor, and teacher, he was a …
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Silver Falls State Park
Silver Falls State Park, located about twenty miles southeast of Salem, is the largest state park in Oregon. The 9,064-acre park is notable for its …
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Simeon Josephi (1849 - 1935)
Simeon Josephi was the leader of the medical profession in Oregon for more than fifty years, from about 1880 to 1930, and he lived in …
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Socialism in Oregon
When Postmaster General James Farley jokingly toasted the " Soviet of Washington" in 1936, he included Oregon among the remaining "47 states" for good reason: …
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State of Jefferson
In all of American history, only two states have been formed from older states that were already admitted to the Union: Maine (from Massachusetts, …
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Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808–1879)
Thomas J. Dryer was the first editor of the Portland Oregonian and an active member of Oregon's political scene. From 1850 to 1861, he …
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